Ithaca, NY 14850: Party Name: Cafe Decadence, Inc. Party Type: 20 - Owner at Publication: Legal Entity Type: 03 - Corporation: Address: Ithaca, NY 14850: Party Name: No one had a credit card and every penny was precious. Rulloffs was another favorite and I liked that they had both an upstairs and downstairs bar. Great memories of Cuba Libres at the Salty Dog. A new station was built next door in the 1960s, and the Nines opened in the early 1970s as a bar, restaurant, and music venue (first called Old No. Had my first freshman drink at the Palms, I was 17 at the time. Her only plan is to survive, but as she looks for work, she finds a kindred sense of belonging at Cafe Decadence, the local coffee shop. Shortly before graduation I convinced the owner that I was leaving town and wouldnt go into competition with him, so he gave me the recipe. I was at Cornell in the late 1980s, and other than Collegetown Bagels and Louis Lunch Truck, my favorite restaurant was Sas Place, where I usually got a delicious calzone. It was pastrami, not corned beef. Their plan was to bring an A&W to Collegtown but when we stripped out all the layers inside and found the lovely chestnut woodwork, pressed tin ceiling and penny round tile floor of the original ice cream parlor they wanted to restore it. I havent thought of the Exxer for decades! Hidden in East Hill's Quarry Arms, the Valentine Caf is built upon one of Ithaca's longest love stories. Still, somehow, it doesn't make sense to her that life could be this easy. Still, somehow, it doesn't make sense to her that life could be this easy. Still, somehow, it doesn't make sense to her that life could be this easy. However, whenever the Angels played the Yankees on television, the special was revived. I ate many a Hungry One Special at 3 a.m. Have to differ..Obies.. over the tracks was the best..Late night was always so crowded he had an out of order on the pinball machine. Davia Weinberg Love, Hum Ec 73. Voted Best Brunch of Ithaca 2005, 2008 & 2010 - Ithaca Times; Voted Best Breakfast in Ithaca 2015 -. This listing of light fare will be served in addition to the regular dinner menu, available from 5 to 10 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Petite changes In response to the demand for catering, La Petite Maison, 54 Park Ave., has stopped its a la carte lunch service. My buddies and I would go there for the filling meal that would carry us a few days. It was very affordable. Olivers was one of the first places I cooked. To use our mobile site, please enable JavaScript. 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The best pepperoni subs ever. . I was floored! If you ate the Athenian Chicken and survived, all credit to your digestive tract! The cafe occupies space that housed the Crossroads Restaurant for some 30 years. Her only plan is to survive, but as she looks for work, she finds a kindred sense of belonging at Cafe Decadence, the local coffee shop. This time period was a deliberate choice by Larkin, not only because it resembled her own experience, but because it intensifies the time friends spend together, making Aprils story more compelling. You missed one of the greatest eating places of all, the Dutch Kitchen in the Ithaca Hotel. Coffee with my college girlfriend at Cafe Dec. And, finally, a nice meal at Aladdins, Kayuga Sushi on Eddy Street or at little Joes (or Big Joes downtown). And the meager price didnt prevent us from sending the burger back if wasnt properly cooked to order.. more, You seem to have JavaScript disabled. He slyly sat down to discuss my pick (which was always Shoop by Salt N Peppa, so Lord knows why I was looking at the book anyway!) Reading The People We Keep and hearing Larkins story leaves me hoping that one day I will do the same. Each generation of students and alumni has its own view of what the timeless icons areand in many cases, theyre pretty narrowly focused, says Mark Anbinder 89, a second-generation alum who has been covering the Ithaca food scene for decades for 14850 Magazine and 14850.com and via a regular weekly segment on WVBR. The X-er : Pastrami,Roast Beef baked with cheese, then anointed with Russian Dressing Lettuce and onions !!! Sunny days at Olivers. At first, Aprils personality received pushback from editors, who often requested for April to be nicer and more of a normal teenager. In allowing for the final freedom to characterize April in a more unconventional way, Larkin credits the rise of the Me Too Movement and a wider discussion about the public roles of women. And we know where some of their music led . And hitting Dunbars for a Combat or some Rolling Rock ponies right before closing was a staple of life back then. Much of what she finds in her foray outside her old world stays with her long after she's moved on. Driving without a chosen destination, she stops to rest in Ithaca. Like Larkin, April is a creative person: a songwriter who channels her experiences into her art. Many a night spent there. Im transported back to Dunbars whenever I hear Ring of Fire. Driving without a chosen destination, she stops to rest in Ithaca. The Ithaca Mall was the center of city life Larkin described it as the place where her friends would go on weekends to re-enter society. We speculated on how much of this difference was due to her being a student at Ithaca College as opposed to at Cornell, but we suspected that a much bigger difference was the era in which we experienced college. I actually worked the grill part time for tuition money for the Hotel School! Missing from this list are Cafe Decadence and Temptations in the early 90s, which both predated Stellas, and made way better coffee drinks than Stellas did when it first opened. I met my husband at Rulloffs and well be married for 10 years in June and expecting our second (older brother Ezra <3) in October what a different route my life would have taken without that place! It had the reputation and insistence of being rundown, gritty and funky, with echoes of 60s counterculture, which gave it an instant attraction for us in 1972. Heres a part of it that I recall (but there is more): The people at the Uni Deli Oct. 13, at 12:20 p.m. The English lounge was packed with people sitting under a shroud of excited silence. Good for a burger and to get away from the crowd., Oh I think you mean the Ground Round. No comments about Hals??? I went there the day it opened, before they had their liquor license. The best! And lastly: The Chapter House celebrating after our womens lacrosse NY state tournament win with beer and singing along with jukebox fave We are the Champions at maximum volume (we may also have danced on the tables). I also recall frequenting The Connection (this was early 80s), with its economical beer and popcorn diet. Good to see that the Collegetown Diet hasnt buried either one of us yet! I also loved Johnny,s after chorus rehearsals or concerts. Before Collegetown Bagels took the iconic corner spot at College and Oak avenues, Olivers deli resided there from 198094. This was one of the first places we took our son when he came to campus as a 2 month old in 2017 for my husbands reunion and it meant so much to us his middle name was ALMOST Ruloff but we thought it a little sadistic to name him after a serial killer in the end. Also much excitement when a Wendys opened there. Great article Joe. As I recall it, a decent dinner for $1.99. How different my life would be without Olivers. Morries was a famous part of Cornells history. . Unique gifts for all occasions! Very anti the War in Vietnam. . Ayesha Chari is a freshman in the College of Arts and Sciences. I liked the gritty, funky, and run-down. In the late 70s/early 80s, Reggie Jackson was playing for the New York Yankees. Hello, everyone. Did it serve food? That was my senior year, and I was living with three guys in an apartment above Kinkos Copy, next door to Dunbars. I lived right around the corner on Dryden Rd., so I could drop in several nights a week. Dunbars was my Cheers. There are so many great comments here making me nostalgic for my reunion coming up this June where our son, Ezra (5), will be getting his first memorable Ithaca experience! The place got closed down for a week by the Health Dept. My junior year I lived on Highland Place, around the corner from Elba. (Weird, but delicious! 215 N Cayuga St, Ithaca, NY 14850 Driving without a chosen destination, she stops to rest in Ithaca. Im very excited about Ithaca Beer Companys new spot on the most coveted corner in Collegetown. And Dont forget the Pine Tavern. Oops! I loved the spiedies and Lambrusco at the Vineyard on College Ave. It was a cafe inside a church. in a diner car, with Bo-burgers (cheeseburger, fried onions, fried egg), and apple turnovers kept warm on the grill. We were five Swedes that studied at the same time in the mid-80s. Am I crossing wires in my head? NOT SOUV!!!!! Anbinder notes that even though Pixel was only in business for a decade (200515), it garnered just as much attachment for students as did Dunbars, which lasted 36 years. Located in an alley off Dryden Road, it was named one of the best clubs in Ithaca by the Daily Sun. While some alums note its corned beef, pastrami, and slices of cheesecake priced at 10 cents per ounce, Beth Anderson 80 calls it the place to go for coffee, a sandwich, ice cream, or any type of comfort food.. So, whenever Jackson struck out, we would run downstairs, quarters in hand, slam them on the bar and down shots. 14614, or call her at (716) 258-2417. Reflections of a Cornellian: Last call at the Palms! The far far was also known as the way out and the food truck near Risley was the wonderful Louies Lunch! The weekly sandwiches were advertised on WVBR Radio and the creators names were mentioned as well as receiving free King Submarine sandwiches for a week . Not actually in Collegetown, but jeesh, how could you overlook Hals? That little store introduced me to sambal olek, which more than satisfied a New Mexicans craving for a little more in his meals. Thursdays were $3 (I think) Long Island Iced Tea nights! Still, somehow, it doesn't make sense to her that life could be this easy. Nobody ( I think,)has mentioned ZINCs(well all have drinks, at Theodore Zincs That proved to be true. 305 Stewart Avenue (Located in lower Collegetown,. There was a Vietnamese restaurant too, best beef cubes rice. Alumni weigh in on their favorite hangoutssome long gone, others still going strong. (1974-2009) Besides patronizing most all of the aforementioned eating establishments in college town, lets not forget the iconic Louies Lunch Wagon housed on the corner of Thurston Ave across from Risley Hall. And thank god for CTB, after a hard shift one of those chewy bagels smothered in cream cheese hit the spot. The rice pudding at the Cosmo was great! My favorite restaurant along with Souvlaki house. Inside the Straight, there was a ride board to find rides home, phone booths, a candy counter that sold a small sleeve of whoppers for 10 cents, a popcorn place with many flavors for $.25 to 1.00 depending on the bag size and an ice cream counter called the straight scoop. Rulloffs cerebral organ is one of the most notable occupants of the Universitys Wilder Brain Collection. I wish I had kept a list of its ingredients! I graduated in 1964. Not a CU student but I worked as a Life Safety Officer/Public Safety & Risk Management for 35 years at Cornell. It was an NYC-style Korean deli that served everything from mashed potatoes to sushi to beer towers, open 24 hours a day, she says. It was a barbershop where I often had my haircut as a student. 9. I lived in an apartment upstairs in the building next to Pops. Loved the Chapter House after hockey games (very special times), but Chef Italias pizza and salad bar resulted in big time take-out for a financially struggling student. The People We Keep takes place in the 1990s, a time when peoples lives were not as easily accessible via social media and long-distance relationships were not as easy to maintain. H. Fisk Johnson 79, MEng 80, MS 82, MBA 84, PhD 86, remembers this family-style Greek and Italian stalwart so fondly that he gave the eateryand its now-retired owner, Peter Papachryssanthoua shout-out during the 2017 celebration of the gift that created the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business. In business for just over seven decades before closing in 2012, the Palms was one of Collegetowns most enduring bars. Oh yes, burgers and fries in a basket lined with a red-and-white checked napkin. Ron Bulmer 67, who worked as a bouncer when the establishment was briefly known as Jims Chapter House, sums up his takeaway: I learned to hate pizzamessy to wear.. Caf Owner and Kitchen Manager, Cafe Decadence, Ithaca, New York December 1987 to May 1990 Laboratory Technician,Department of Food Science, Cornell University June 1986 to January 1987 Teaching Assistant, Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University Fall 1985 to Spring 1986 Roger Smith BA 70, MS 73. Closed now : See all hours. Roast beef, corned beef, russian dressing. It was probably worth it. Love Sas. Always an alternative to my other favorite, The Palms, the Alt brings back memories of loud music by the Stones and spilled beer on the floor. I would fast all day and enjoy three large red sauce covered steaming hot bowls. There was much lamenting when the Nines closed in 2018, with hordes of alumni and locals clamoring for a final taste of its deep-dish pizzaand a glimpse of what Tom Helf 83 praises as the very cool dumbwaiter that transported food down from the second-floor kitchen. Driving without a chosen destination, she stops to rest in Ithaca. A bunch of us mostly engineers who lived up the hill on Dryden Ave used to meet at The Connection on Thursday nights for fluids lab, putting many pitchers of beer to the test. Homemade chicken soup and one giant matzo ball that filled the container. The best part was the thrill of hanging on to your animal and trying to steal other peoples! I had many a late night munch there with the WVBR crew. armia Sampling American Life Lectures to mcite your evenings sparkle, Including September 2 1 "Head ing down tlie I ligliway' Nostalgic glimpse of roadside America October 19 "Voices for 2 Wjrlds" African-American poetry reading November 16 'Are You Ready for Romance?" The winning subs for about 8 weeks went onto our new permanent specialty Sub Menu ( 8 new sandwiches including the Tuna Moon, X-er, D MC D, Hot Cosmos and a few others. Forgot about The Connection. There was nothing better than a chicken parm slice and a buffalo chicken slice for lunch the next day after a night out. No way that would be acceptable behavior these days! Discuss small, unexpected acts, Combine with recent large construction projects, it will be very interesting to see how a somewhat new collegetowns identity grows and shifts over the coming years. I could go on and on! The closing of Olivers robbed the world of some of the best NE clam chowder ever made! 9). The past decade has seen such significant change in Collegetown. Allison Larkins upcoming novel, The People We Keep, follows its protagonist on a similar coming-of-age journey amongst Ithacas gorges, hills and waterfalls. I still have a couple t-shirts from there, including the very first one they sold (although none of them still fit). Who noticed? Her only plan is to survive, but as she looks for work, she finds a kindred sense of belonging at Cafe Decadence, the local coffee shop. Wonderful memories for sure! Her only plan is to survive, but as she looks for work, she finds a kindred sense of belonging at Cafe Decadence, the local coffee shop. We had it good in the 80s and early 90s! Too good a deal to pass up. Later, I always chuckled seeing the subway tile floor in the north side of Chef Italia. He had no idea that the movie The Right Stuff was three hours long when he and his MAE buddies went to see it. Needless to say he was shocked I was still there waiting. I think that the fact that we werent talking about all of those things lent itself to people wishing April could be nicer. Helen Rubinstein 04 was particularly fond of the restaurants popular fruit salad. Little River, New York, 1994: April Sawicki is living in a motorless motorhome that her father won in a poker game. Mixed drinks were $1.25 and there was a closet in the back room by the DJ where they served beer out of when it was too hard to get to the bar. I sold a huge oak coat rack to Turnbacks that resided in the entry hall there. Yes, my dear friend, Charlie Mayer, worked there for years and loved doing it, making sandwiches for people who loved the whole thing, including Charlie. Jackson struck out, we would run downstairs, quarters in hand, slam them on most... 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